Instructor: Dr. Kisha Tracy Office: Miller Hall 204 Office Hours: MW 9:30-10:45 or by appointment (to request a meeting outside of office hours, click here and follow instructions) Email:ktracy3@fitchburgstate.edu (best way to contact) Phone: x4827 Mailbox: Miller Hall, English Studies Department Office
Time: MW 11AM Location: Percival 103 Syllabus: “The Middle Ages”
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Certain readings are not in the required course materials. These are noted in the schedule below as PDF's on Blackboard. They can be found under "Course Documents" (in the folder "Readings").
There is a scholarly article assigned for each unit. You will be required to read and comment on each one. The instructions for finding and commenting on these articles can be found at Article Annotations.
Day
Class
In-Class
Assignments Due
Sept 8
1
General Introduction: Expectations for course/look at schedule; Wiki intro/sign-up
Discussion: Writing a Religious Figure and Hagiography
Read: Aelfric of Eynsham, 131-34; Saint Mary of Egypt, 135-48; Ruth Mazo Karras, “Holy Harlots: Prostitute Saints in Medieval Legend” Due: required Article Annotation
Read: Egils Saga (approx. half) Listen:two Saga Thing Podcasts on Readlist (Episodes 1A and 1C) Wiki: post at least two questions to the Chat Room prior to class - one about text and one about podcasts
29
15
Read: Egils Saga (finish); Jesse L. Byock, “Social Memory and the Sagas: The Case of Egils saga” Due: required Article Annotation Due:Course Journal Week #6 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Bonus (5 points towards Checkpoint 4): Participation in Library Scavenger Hunt at 8-9:15AM (RSVP required by class time November 19)
Read: Marie de France, Yonec and Equitan and Lai le Fresne; Chaucer, Clerk’s Tale (PDF on Blackboard, “Course Documents”) Due: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint 4
26
No Class: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 1
23
Read: Marie de France, Lanval, 188-202; Sir Launfal (PDF on Blackboard, “Course Documents”)
Unit 7: The Once and Future King...Well, We’re Waiting...
8
25
Discussion: Who is Arthur?
Read: Chrétien de Troyes, “The Knight of the Cart”; Jerome Mandel, “The Idea of Family in Chrétien de Troyes and Sir Thomas Malory” Revisit: Monmouth; Lanval Due: required Article Annotation
10
26
Endeavors
Read: Thomas Malory, 754-99 Due: Course Journal (with Week#10 entries)
Office: Miller Hall 204
Office Hours: MW 9:30-10:45 or by appointment (to request a meeting outside of office hours, click here and follow instructions)
Email: ktracy3@fitchburgstate.edu (best way to contact)
Phone: x4827
Mailbox: Miller Hall, English Studies Department Office
Time: MW 11AM
Location: Percival 103
Syllabus: “The Middle Ages”
Purdue University Student Guide to Creating a Successful College Experience
Course Schedule: “The Middle Ages”
Skim: Contexts, Religious and Spiritual Life, 628-60
Read: Introduction, XXVIII-XXXIX; One Readlist link (blog post: "Annotations in early editions of //Canterbury Tales//");
Luminarium: Medieval Drama (and play around on “Essays and Articles” and “Web Links”);
North Virginia Community College: Medieval Theatre
Due: required Article Annotation
Due: Course Journal Week #1 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Watch: YouTube video of previous class performances
Due: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint 1
Due: required Article Annotation
Watch: Prezi on Crises of 14th Century
Due: Course Journal Week #3 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Watch: Prezi on Anglo-Saxon Literature
Due: Course Journal Week #4 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Wiki: post a response to the presentation on the Chat Room and respond to classmates' posts
Due: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint 2
Watch: Prezi on Beowulf
Due: required Article Annotation
Due: Course Journal Week #5 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Listen: two Saga Thing Podcasts on Readlist (Episodes 1A and 1C)
Wiki: post at least two questions to the Chat Room prior to class - one about text and one about podcasts
Due: required Article Annotation
Due: Course Journal Week #6 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Listen and Read: two Saga Thing Podcasts on Readlist (Episodes 4 and 4 Supplement); one Readlist article (blog entry: "The Westford Knight" - bonus opportunity)
Watch: Prezi on Medieval Histories
Due: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint 3
Due: Course Journal Week #7 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Due: required Article Annotation
Watch: Prezi on Anglo-Norman Literature
Due: required Article Annotation
Due: Course Journal Week #8 entries (by Friday, midnight)
Due: Medievalist for a Semester Checkpoint 4
Revisit: Monmouth; Lanval
Due: required Article Annotation
Due: Course Journal (with Week#10 entries)